About the Program
The Finger Lakes Grape Program (FLGP) is a regional extension program of Cornell Cooperative Extension serving the grape and wine industry of the Finger Lakes. The FLGP provides unbiased, research-based information to the region's grape growers in areas including vineyard and pest management practices, new vineyard establishment, farm business management, marketing and business development and more as a means of supporting the industry's growth and long-term sustainability. This information is distributed to growers by a variety of means, including printed and electronic communications, field meetings and workshops, and an annual winter conference. The Finger Lakes Grape Program is supported, in part, by six county Cornell Cooperative Extensions including: Ontario, Seneca, Schuyler, Steuben, Wayne and Yates Counties.
Featured Resources
New Vineyard Timeline
Research-based, practical information for growers focusing on viticultural practices.
Guidance includes vineyard site selection and establishment, selection of grape varieties, rootstocks, and training systems, canopy and crop load management, soils, vineyard nutrition and water management, and improving vineyard management efficiency.
Interested in starting a vineyard?
Access research-based information on establishing a new vineyard.
Baseline Soil and Petiole Testing
Soil and petiole testing can provide a clear picture of what is going on in your vineyard. Once you have the soil tests, you have one side of the story, and petiole tests will give you the other side of the vine nutrient story.
Factors that Influence Fruit Set
Each flower cluster contains many individual flowers, each of which has the potential to become a grape. However, not every flower will successfully pollinate or develop a healthy embryo and the surrounding tissue that becomes the fruit that we want.
Upcoming Events
Field Day